reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
break in time; interruption; pause
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
a few seconds; several seconds
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
trivial; not amounting to much
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh